# Nat Hicks — Main Street character guide

> Nat Hicks in Main Street by Sinclair Lewis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Nat, Hicks

**First appearance:** 0018-iv

## Who they are

A local carpenter and handyman, part of the town's working class.

## Relationships

### [Carol Kennicott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/characters/carol_kennicott)

_social_

Nat Hicks is a local tailor and minor gossip, with whom Carol has a distant but occasionally irritating social interaction.

### [Carol Kennicott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/characters/carol_kennicott)

_social_

Nat Hicks is a local tailor and minor gossip, with whom Carol has a distant but occasionally irritating social interaction.

### [Carol Kennicott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/characters/carol_kennicott)

_social_

Nat Hicks is a local tailor and minor gossip, with whom Carol has a distant but occasionally irritating social interaction.

## In the story

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/ii)

His tailor shop is noted on a side street off Main.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned as one of the Gopher Prairie men Carol associates with Kennicott's tobacco chewing.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/iv)

Nat Hicks recounts the story of Bresnahan's put-down of Bjornstam, celebrating Bresnahan's wit.

### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/i)

Tailor and roué who invites Kennicott to join a night out with women and alcohol. Represents the temptation of illicit pleasure in the town.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/v)

Nat Hicks is the owner of the tailor shop where Erik works.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/vi)

Nat Hicks is mentioned as an example of the type of person whose influence Carol wishes Erik could escape.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/vii)

Nat Hicks is socially acceptable as a long-time resident and shop owner, in contrast to his workman Erik.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned as being in the pool-parlor and sharing the tailor shop with Erik.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/v)

Becomes less deferential and makes suggestive comments to Carol.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/iii)

Mentions Carol's association with Erik Valborg and makes crude insinuations.

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